TX area data
Staples, TX
Staples, TX.
Population: 130 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,670/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,140/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- inlandFlooding, lightning, tornado, coldWave, drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 32.1 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (34 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Huber Airpark (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- New Braunfels National Airport (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 29
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.4 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 21
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $2,077
- Households with broadband internet
- 55.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 40,324
- Average weekly wage
- $1,098
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,581
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